Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet; the average whale shark is between 18 and 40 feet long, though the Georgia Aquarium says the largest whale shark observed was 61.7 feet long.

There have been accounts of whale sharks measuring in at over 20 metres in length – though some scientists question the accuracy of these reports given the limited information on how the measurements ...

The dwarf lanternshark is possibly the smallest shark in the world and could fit in the palm of your hand. Whale sharks are the largest fish in the sea reaching lengths of up 12m or more.

Alongside this, the information collected is helping to monitor the impacts of ecotourism on whale sharks in this area, an industry that generated almost US$ 2.6 billion alone in Cenderawasih Bay ...

This publication aims to provide comprehensive and updated information on whale sharks, which are classified in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened ...

There are more viviparous shark species - which bear live young - than sharks that lay eggs. But throughout Earth's oceans, viviparity occurs in a variety of forms. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are ...

Video shows great white shark near the Florida Keys In January ... sight when he was working in Biscayne Bay — a humpback whale breaching the water. "I've never seen a humpback and I don ...

Recent incidents where whale sharks were accidentally entangled in fishing nets on the Thiruvananthapuram coast have turned the spotlight on a critical issue—the absence of adequate compensation ...